The Nation

June 7, 2007

Indonesia Threatened by Global Warming

JAKARTA ~ Indonesia is particularly vulnerable to the impact of climate change as global warming threatens to raise sea levels – Read More...
June 7, 2007

UN Lauds Indonesia on Human Rights, Says More to Be Done

JAKARTA ~ A special UN envoy praised Indonesia on Thursday for making great strides towards improving the human rights situation – Read More...
June 7, 2007

Govt Seeks Help to Secure Malacca Straits

SINGAPORE ~ Indonesia’s defense minister has called on Japan, China and South Korea to help his cash-strapped nation secure the – Read More...
June 7, 2007

BP Plans Biofuel Project in Indonesia

JAKARTA ~ British Petroleum (BP) is planning a bio-fuel project in Indonesia aimed at meeting future demand for cleaner energy, – Read More...
May 31, 2007

Marine Shooting Victims Buried

JAKARTA ~ Hundreds of villagers gathered on Thursday for the funerals of those killed when Indonesian marines opened fire on – Read More...
May 31, 2007

Australia Tries to Calm Diplomatic Row

SYDNEY ~ Australian Prime Minister John Howard sought on Thursday to calm a diplomatic row over the treatment in Sydney – Read More...
May 31, 2007

Elephants Kill Mother, Child

JAKARTA ~ Wild elephants killed a woman and her child when they trampled a village in Sumatra, a local park – Read More...
May 25, 2007

Thousands of pangolins among illegal Asian animal shipments

CISARUA, West Java ~ Thousands of pangolins are being illegally shipped from Southeast Asia to China, police warned, as a – Read More...
May 25, 2007

Govt to Recruit 300,000 Civil Servants

JAKARTA ~ The government will recruit 300,000 new public servants this year, bringing the total number of those working in – Read More...
May 25, 2007

Malaysia Looks Beyond Indonesia for Maids

KUALA LUMPUR ~ A shortage of Indonesian maids caused by poor pay may force Malaysia to recruit domestic help from – Read More...